Incorporating Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital into Environmental Assessment

Date: 
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:00 to 16:30
Location: 
Austin Court, Birmingham, B1 2NP

This unique course is for professionals involved in environmental assessment processes (EIA, SEA and SA) across diverse sectors including built infrastructure and development planning, transport, energy, water resources and flood risk management. It will be applicable to environmental assessment practitioners and stakeholders working from project level to strategic plans; and in relation to terretrial and marine environments.

Course content:

  • Why the ecosystem services concept might be useful in environmental assessment;
  • How the concept can be used in EIA, SA and SEA;
  • How you might use ecosystem services in theory and practice;
  • Challenges and opportunities (data requirements; legal compliance; guidance)

Why participate?

  • Incorporating ecosystem services and natural capital into environmental assessments of certain plans and projects can improve project and planning outcomes
  • The ecosystem service concept is advocated in public policy across the UK and underpins Scotland's Land Use Strategy. This course will help participants prepare for when clients or colleagues ask about it
  • Statutory terrestrial and marine planning processes are beginning to incorporate the ecosystem service concept
  • Ecosystem services are already part of certain environmental assessment practice worldwide
  • Ecosystem service assessment forms an important part of managing green infrastructure and natural resources as advocated by government in the UK

Places are limited, please click here to book your place